All-Ireland finals to be attended by 40,000 fans at Croke Park

24,000 spectators will be permitted for the All-Ireland hurling and football semi-finals

An empty Croke Park Stadium. File Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

40,000 spectators will be permitted entry to next month’s All-Ireland senior hurling and football finals at Croke Park, Minister of State for Sport Jack Chambers has confirmed.

Chambers has also greenlighted attendances of 24,000 for each of the All-Ireland semi-finals in either code, beginning with next weekend’s penultimate round hurling fixtures.